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'There's not here at trial sufficient evidence on which the prosecution can proceed on this indictment,' Mr Hewertson told the court.

Vice judge advocate general Michael Hunter said: 'In these circumstances - the Crown having offered no evidence - I can formally record the finding of not guilty and the defendant can be discharged.'

Mr Thomas was supported in court by his father and looked relieved as he was let out the dock.

The singer had rekindled her relationship with Paul Cattermole earlier this year - she dated her fellow band member from 2001 to 2006

The couple rekindled their relationship earlier this year - but it ended after only five months

The fitness trainer began dating the singer in 2013, and the pair were engaged.

However Miss Spearritt dumped him to rekindle her romance with former bandmate Paul Cattermole in 2015. They broke up after five months together.

The couple had got back together on the S Club 7 reunion tour after their first split a decade ago.

Their first relationship came to an end in 2006 when Mr Cattermole accused her of cheating on him with actor Andrew Lee Potts.

The pair remained friends and Miss Spearritt went on to meet Mr Thomas in May 2013 when he became her personal trainer.

Miss Spearritt is now dating IT pro Tom Dibble - the son of two Labour councillors

Following a seven-month romance, the pair became engaged. However they split just before the S Club 7 reunion tour.

In an interview with a Sunday newspaper he said: 'He'd moved into my bed before it'd got cold – that's the biggest kick in the teeth'.

He also claimed Miss Spearritt complained about her fellow band member to him, saying: 'Hannah moaned to me until she was blue in the fact about Paul – she said he was so fat he could hardly dance. And now she's with him.'

The singer denied ever calling Mr Cattermole 'fat' and claimed the couple 'were not bothered' by his taunts.

Miss Spearritt is now dating IT pro Tom Dibble - the son of two Labour councillors.

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Hannah Spearitt's ex-fiancé is cleared of assaulting the S Club 7 star